This article was originally featured in The Conversation. They go by many names–pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks–but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive ...
Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erratic “super pigs” that have been referred to as the “most invasive animal on the planet” are on the brink of crossing the ...
A difficult to eradicate population of wild hogs are roaming Canada and officials worry they'll soon spill over to the United States. This population of "super pigs" often consists of crossbreeds that ...
An aggressive and destructive invasive species has wreaked havoc on many communities in California, and officials are scrambling to contain the situation. As reported by SFGATE, wild pigs have become ...
New research finds that Canada's heftier and cold-resistant wild pigs have a "high potential" to move into the northern prairies of Canada and the U.S. Reading time 3 minutes Canada’s wild hogs are ...
MINNEAPOLIS — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking ...
The wild pigs in Canada are unique because they were originally crossbred by humans to be larger and more cold-hardy than their feral cousins to the south. This suite of traits has earned them the ...